A Jailer's Bonus

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Chapter 7: Chuunin Exams!

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"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Demon or Summon Talking"

'Demon or Summon Thinking'

*Jutsu*

The village of Konoha turned towards the massive arena in its impressive walls. Fireworks especially made to be seen in the day began to light up the sky. All the children in the village roared with excitement since the signal for the beginning of the finals of the Chuunin exam had just gone off. Civilians of Konoha hurried to their homes to watch the match on their Televisions or in places that had some. The massive amount of tourist hurried to the arena to watch the event in person. No one in their right mind planned to miss this years exams that was being hosted in the shinobi village that is considered the strongest in all the nations.

" Sakura hurry up or you are going to be late." Haruno Mio called to her daughter as she finished fixing her Kimono. Her husband Haruno Haruka was doing his best to avert his wife's eyes since apparently the woman had been right in her suspicions. The only reason she had done nothing to make the man suffer is because she was going to wait until after the Chuunin Exams finished. The two timing man thought it was because she was giving him a chance to win her back. However in reality the council woman didn't want to darken her daughter's time in the spot light. It would devastate Sakura's chances of promotion if the pinkette had to suffer through a divorce. Of course Mio planned to experience no suffering as she got rid of her soon to be ex husband.

" Coming mom." Sakura said with a smile while wondering why her father looked like he wanted to hang himself.

" Wish me luck dad... I wish you could come and see me." Sakura said after hugging her father.

" I do too sweetheart, but I want you to remember that I love you and I'll always be proud of you my little cherry blossom." Haruka said making Sakura smile at him in a way that gave the man strength.

" Let's go dear, your father can't afford to be late on his guard duty at the west towers." Mio said making her daughter nod her head before hugging her father once more.

" I love you dad, please be safe." Haruno Sakura said making the man smile once more before rushing to the massive walls to do his job.

' I'm going to die.' The man thought with tears in his eyes.

" This is where we have to part ways Sakura. Remember I'll be watching and rooting for you so do your best." Mio said making her daughter hug her. The Council woman joined a few members of the civilian leaders before going into the passage way that lead to their secret entrance to their reserved seats.

' It's now my time to prove how much stronger I have become.' Sakura thought before seeing a cloth appear in her range of vision. Her eyes grew as the cloth covered her mouth. A strong smell soon knocked her out making her go limp in the arms of her attacker..

" There's been some change of plans Sa-ku-ra-chan." Karin said with a sinister yet playful tone as she pulled Sakura into the alley the red head had sneaked out of. No one had noticed her actions since everyone was too busy getting ready for the Chuunin exams to start.

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" Why can't we have a field trip to the Arena?" Konohamaru asked Iruka as they exercised outside of the academy.

"Baka-Saru is right." Hyuuga Hanabi said making the youngest Sarutobi glare at her. " The Chuunin exams only comes to Konoha once every three years. It would benefit us greatly to see our fellow ninja display their skills and faults during battle. A battle that won't get us hurt." Hanabi said making Iruka sigh.

" My older cousin told me that his class had been able to go to the Chuunin exams during his first year at the academy." Udon said before snorting some mucus in his nose.

" We want to go see Naruto-niichan and the rest of the Rookie Nine." Moegi said making her classmates and the other academy students in the yard start to whine to their teachers. Iruka saw the the many students from different class levels began to get upset.

" Shut Up!" Iruka yelled with his demon head jutsu making the field full of students turn to him with silence. "I'm sorry everyone but unfortunately you aren't the only ones wanting to see the Rookie Nine. In fact so many people wants to see them in action that the Stadium seats have been sold out. Our village is so overwhelmed in guest wanting to see the fights that we had to set up special viewing areas for all our guest. The income we are gaining is great but its making things a little uncomfortable for those that have to live in the village. For now we have to grit our teeth and bare with the fact we won't be seeing the fights." Iruka said making the students feel ripped off.

" Oh I wouldn't say that if I was you." Mizuki suddenly said as he stood in his Jounin gear. The students and teachers of the academy were shocked to see him. The kids however were too busy admiring his cool and sudden entrance.

" You see Iruka the problem is that you aren't thinking of this in all possible scenarios." Mizuki said as he crouched in a cool pose making Iruka frown at him. " It's true the arena is full, it is also true that the academy does not have enough televisions for everyone to see. However if we were to practice... I don't know... maybe evacuation drills then perhaps the kids can watch the Chuunin Exams from the shelters. The journey itself will equal the amount of distance we had planned to make them run today. Not to mention that they need to learn the proper procedures in case we ever come under attack. In fact if we rush we might make it to the shelters in time to see the Hokage's speech." Mizuki said with a smirk making the students excited and full of hope.

" Oh we don't have to listen to that." Konohamaru said making his classmates confused. The young Sarutobi had listened to his grandfather practice his speech for a very long time. Poor kid would have learned it by heart if he had the attention span to listen to the entire thing.

" I don't know." Iruka said making the students start to beg him to go. " Alright, Alright. We'll do it. But if we are going to do this we need to make sure to treat it like a proper drill." Iruka said making the students confused.

" Before we go to the shelters it would be good practice for you to escort atleast one civilian to the shelters. You will be partnered up in groups that your instructors will decide. Then you will have thirty minutes to regroup with your instructors on the main road before heading to the shelters." Iruka said making the students excited.

" And the class with the most civilians rescued will receive a special gift." Mizuki said making the instructors look at him with confusion. " I'll have MY Disciple..." Mizuki said making Iruka glare at him. " Uzumaki Naruto the Black Death teach that class the first jutsu that I taught him." Mizuki said making the academy students very excited. Iruka quickly calmed the students down before the instructors rushed to him. The students quickly checking their gear as the instructors worked out the details on this sudden field trip.

" What are you thinking Mizuki?" Iruka growled. " The first jutsu taught in the academy is the Kawarimi... the first and seconds years might not know it but what about the third, fourth and fifth? They already know that jutsu." Iruka said making the other instructors nod their heads.

" Naruto will figure something out. Besides look how eager they are to practice their drill." Mizuki said as he took a serious look at the students. " Is everyone ready?" Mizuki asked with a smile.

" Disburse future ninja of Konoha!" Mizuki ordered making the students run after their instructors. The populous of Konoha smiled and followed along the new academy exercise. All through out the village people could see academy students directing as many civilians as they could. It wasn't very organized since they were students however their instructors kept an eye on their actions from the roof tops.

" Remember women and children first." Iruka yelled making the children scream out a unified Hai that made the civilians laugh.

" Sorry Teuchi Oji-san but I can't save you." Konohamaru said before taking Ayame's hand and running away with the giggling ramen cook.

" Now you can't leave an old Ramen cook like me behind. There is three of you, it wouldn't be fair." Teuchi said with a fake tone of distress.

" It is for the good of the village." Udon said as he cleaned his runny nose.

" Yeah, if Ayame-neechan dies Naruto-niichan will be very sad since he won't be able to eat her ramen anymore." Moegi said making the cooks look at the trio. The eyes of the cooks grew a bit at the gloves and cloaks the children wore that were very similar to a certain scythe user. It looked handmade but one could see the children put a lot of effort into doing their best in mimicking their hero.

" Ayame-Neechan is a VIP that needs extra protection." Konohamaru said before he and his friends got into a formation around the cook.

" Don't worry Teuchi-san I will protect you." Hyuuga Hanabi said making everyone look at her as she grabbed Teuchi's hands. She wore cloaks similar to the Konohamaru Corps but hers seemed to be made of better qualities. Which was simple for her to obtain since she had Hyuuga Branch members make it.

" Thank you Hyuuga-sama I'll make sure to tell Naruto about how you risked your life to save a weak and pathetic old man. I'm sure he will be wishing to repay your gratitude one day." Teuchi said with a dying tone as he closed his stand making Ayame giggle.

" Really?" Hanabi asked with a blush.

" Of course..." Ayame said before Konohamaru could say anything. " Everyone knows that Naruto's favorite Ramen is the one that my father cooks. I'm still learning so the food my father makes is still better." Ayame said making Hanabi fill with pride before leading Teuchi to the shelters.

" Does that mean that Naruto-nii would prefer for us to save Teuchi-Ojisan?" Moegi asked making Ayame gain a mischievous smile.

" Well if something were to happen I'm sure he would enjoy my fathers cooking more than my own." Ayame said making the Konohamaru Corps to pale.

" Kono you told us Ayame was the one we needed to save." Udon said making the Sarutobi kid to step back.

" But all the time we spent with Oyabun he was always extra nice to Ayame-neechan." Konohamaru said making Ayame giggle. After seeing Naruto's first battle in the preliminaries many students around Konohamaru's age saw the scythe user as their role model. Its why Teuchi's stand would be pack during the time Naruto normally showed up. Lucky for the man it was easy feeding a large number of students. Especially when they ate as fast as possible to participate or listen to whatever lesson Naruto was willing to give them if he had the time. Time that became more available when Danzo heard about what the academy students and village children were during with the Black Death.

" Sounds like a case of misunderstood intelligence." Iruka said as he appeared by the three students. " When doing a mission it is important to double check your facts. Otherwise bad things can happen. The reason Naruto spends more time with Ayame when he comes to eat is because Teuchi is always busy cooking Naruto's food. He cares for both of the them at just about the same level but Teuchi is the one that gives Naruto free bowls of Ramen." Iruka said with a smile.

" What do we do? Hanabi left with Teuchi-Ojisan?" Moegi asked with worry.

" This can double as a second important lesson you will be learning more about in the future." Iruka said making his students look at him. " Sometimes when you have to protect a Daimyo you separate his heir when they travel. The reason this is done is to ensure the heir reaches safety first. You see a Daimyo is very important but if they are too old then perhaps their children may be ready to take over the country." Iruka said making the Konohamaru Corps think for a moment.

" You mean that because Ayame-neechan is the heir of Ichiraku's Ramen, then its better for us to take her to the shelters by a different direction than what Teuchi-Ojisan is going?"Udon asked making Iruka nod his head.

" Yes because sometimes the entire family of a Daimyo might be placed in danger. If that were to happen then the family has to be split up to ensure one member might survive. We like to focus on the one that would ensure a better and longer rule of the client's kingdom." Iruka said making the eyes of the children to grow.

" Then we still did what's best. Iruka-sensei we need to hurry and get Ayame-neechan to the shelters as fast as possible. Can you carry her while we protect you?" Konohamaru said making Ayame to giggle while Iruka blushed.

" Well its just about time for everyone to gather together... would you allow me to give you a lift Ayame-san?" Iruka asked as he blushed.

" Thank you Iruka-san, you brave and handsome Chuunin." Ayame said as she gave a look that made Iruka blush more.

' Iruka-sensei is blushing...weird.' The Konohamaru Corps before they rushed with their VIP being carried bridal style by Iruka. Soon a large group was heading to the shelters while chatting about how exciting it will be to watch the Chuunin exams on the large Televisions that had just been installed in the shelters that no one ever knew about.

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" Sir I'm seeing a large movement in Konoha?" A Sound Chuunin said as he stood in a tree with a high powered binocular.

" Ninja?" A Jounin asked.

" No... its children probably from the academy. I keep reading their lips and they keep talking about a drill and something about winning a jutsu." The Chuunin said with confusion." There's a few Chuunin keeping an eye on them but I think they're just instructors. The rest of the Ninja I can spot seem to be ignoring them or laughing at the kids trying to act important." The Chuunin said making the Jounin grunt.

" Probably some lame ass exercise their academy is working on. Ignore them and continue to study Konoha's patrol pattern." The Jounin said making the man nod his head.

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" Welcome one and all to the Finals of this year's Chuunin Exam." A light pink haired woman that looked very attractive with her blue eyes said into the Mic in her hands. She stood on a stage while wearing an outfit that made her look like a military leader crossed with a dominatrix.

The crowd that had filled the arena filled with excitement and cheers as the woman finished her small concert.

" Sheryl-san is so amazing." Ranka Lee said with admiration. ( A/N: I'm a big fan of Macross Frontier. I find some of their songs much better than what I heard from most Mecha series. If you don't agree with me... then it sucks to be you.)

" That she is but the opening act has now finished. " Madden Gai said as a Ninja Stage Crew removed the impressive concert stage in a matter of seconds. While a few high level ninja escorted Sheryl from the arena. " However it is now time to start the Chuunin Exams!" Madden Gai said as Camera's began to focus in on the Shinobi that began to enter the arena.

Dosu could be seen leading the Suna Siblings, Neji and Samui. As soon as they finished standing in front of Genma a whirlwind of leaves appeared at Neji's side. From the sudden Shushin appeared Kakashi and Sasuke standing back to back.

" Are we late?" Kakashi asked with a carefree tone before noticing that they arrived at the perfect time.

" No, we figured you were going to pull something like this so we gave you the wrong time. In fact we just finished seeing Sheryl Nome give a live concert." Genma said with a smirk.

" Sheryl Nome?" Kakashi gasped as he held tightly his Icha Icha. In it was a girl that was based off the famous actress.

" Yup... but she's gone now. She was giving out autographs earlier I somehow managed to get one." Genma said as he showed a personalized Sheryl picture in which she was posing in a very sexy way while covering her breast with her hands and only wearing pants.

" Hey... where are the others?" Sasuke asked as he noticed he was the only member of the Rookie Nine present.

Suddenly a massive black cloud erupted behind the participants. A few fireworks shot out making the crowd shoot in joy and excitement.

" People of Konoha, Daimyo's of the world and everyone else! I give you the Rookie Nine!" Sheryl yelled from the cloud of smoke before a powerful wind blew away the smoke. Massive stone pillars had appeared allowing the Rookie Nine to stand above the other Shinobi. Making it easy for everyone watching the finals to see the Rookie Nine. Thanks to the sudden appearance of Sasuke and Kakashi the pink haired songstress had been able to finish preparing for her second part of the Chuunin exams.

In the very front stood Kiba while crouching on all fours. Under him was Akamaru snarling to look ready for battle. On Kiba's arms was a set of Tekkokagi that were a bit shorter than usual to ensure Kiba's Taijutsu wasn't going to suffer, but they were thicker than normal.

Immediately to Kiba's right and a step higher was Ino. She held a custom made Kusarigama that had two sickles instead of the usual one and weighted end. Their design was similar to that of Naruto's scythe. She held one in a reverse grip while standing in a defensive stance.

To Ino's left was Choji. He held an impressive spear that had a few decorative ornaments from his clan. It looked thick enough to stop Naruto's Scythe from cutting into it. He also stood in a defensive stance.

On the next level behind Ino and Choji stood Shino then Shikamaru in the middle and Hinata on the left.

Shino spun two deadly looking Sai in hands before holding them both in a reverse grip as he stood in his defensive stance. Shikamaru finished showing off his Skeleton Staff that had everyone thinking it was a normal Bo staff, even though he found it troublesome he made sure to look cool. To his left was Hinata holding an elegant Naginata that had lightning as decoration.

On the third level standing from right to left was Sasuke then Naruto and finally Sakura. Sasuke had a Chokato strapped to his waist. To Naruto's left was Sakura holding a Tanto in a defensive position in front of her, it's sheath mimicking Samui and how she carried hers. In the middle with his Scythe strapped to his back was Naruto. In his hands was Sheryl Nome in a Kunochi outfit similar to that of a generic old school Kunochi making her very attractive. She was holding onto Naruto like a damsel in distress that was looking up to the hero that saved her from a faith worse than death. A hero she planned to soon repay her endless and generous gratitude. The sudden and dramatic appearance causing the audience in the arena to roar with approval.

There was three things leaving Sasuke speechless when he saw his fellow nine. The first being the fact that someone was pretending to be him standing where he should be. The second thing was the outfits his fellow Nine were wearing. Thanks to his extreme training with Kakashi the Uchiha heir had trashed all his outfits. This fact is even more true since both Kakashi and Sasuke had nearly lost a week of training due to them being in the hospital. They had only arrived to the village an hour early giving Sasuke only enough time to get something in his stomach and get ready for his fights.

" I hate you guys." Sasuke said as he looked at his fellow nine. Each Rookie was wearing something that Sasuke assumed was to be their new uniforms. They had black shinobi pants and black sandals with white bandages around the shins, on top of that was shin guards similar to those used by Sakura. On their right leg was a black Kunai and Shuriken holders, they were strapped on top of white bandages. On their left leg was a few scrolls that Sasuke had no idea what they carried but he noticed they had one scroll missing. Sasuke assumed they carried twice the throwing gear they did before. On their waist was a black leather belt with a silver belt buckle that had the mark of Konoha. Strapped tightly to the belt was two black Shinobi pouches. They also had a long sleeve black shirt that was made to be flexible and breathable, which was needed thanks to the light chain mail they wore under it. On the biceps of the Rookie Nine were the famous red whirlpools of Uzu. Each member also wore Arm Guards once again a design similar to the ones Sakura had been given by Imp. They had been painted in a way that allowed them show the things that made the numbers on their gloves. Sasuke noticed that the females wore skirts with biker shorts instead of pants to make them look more attractive. Hinata's skirt being the longest due to her shyness, Ino's the shortest since she liked being sexy and Sakura right in the middle. The skirts were especially designed to be used in battle by Kunochi without getting in the way. They also had especially made Kunochi high heeled sandals to help them be sexier.

Next he looked upon the Jounin like Vest that the Rookie Nine wore. However at the front of the collars was the Mark of Fire Country with two Kunai crossing behind it. Kakashi didn't like the fact that these new vest seemed to have better armor and material used to make them. The last thing that pissed Sasuke off was that each member of the Rookie Nine had black cloaks with hoods that were copies of Naruto's, except for the missing veil. The people watching the back of the Rookie Nine could see their numbers being formed once more by the designs Naruto had created. Bones for Kiba, Water for Ino, Stones for Choji, Kikaichu Bugs for Shino, a White outline with black shadows that formed hands on the end for Shikamaru, Lightning for Hinata, Flames for Sasuke, Cherry Blossoms Pedals for Sakura and the Tails of Kyuubi for Naruto.

" I'm here too." Karin said with excitement as she slipped out from Naruto's cloak and jumped his back to look at the competitors of the finals. Both of her hands holding on to the shoulder that was not being blocked by Naruto's scythe. Sheryl glared at Karin for stealing some of her spotlight.

" What the hell is going on?" Neji yelled as his eyes twitched. The twitching being caused by the fact that Gai and Lee were screaming about the Rookie Nine being too youthful. Along with Lee yelling about wanting to create uniformed looks for Team Gai. To make things worse Gai was yelling about forcing such madness unto the members of his team. Neji didn't need his Byakugan to know Tenten wanted to hang herself.

" No longer do we stand before you as the Rookie Nine." Naruto said in a strong voice that carried through Konoha's arena."For now we are the Nine Blades of Fire. A Special Response Team of Konoha ready to be employed."

" Or Konoha's SRT Division for short." Shikamaru said with a bored tone which oddly enough was also heard through out the Stadium.

" A Special Response Team?" The Mizukage asked as she sat with the leader of Grass, the Hokage, Kazekage and the Raikage. Clearly the leaders of the majority of the Great Shinobi villages could see how much resources such groups could bring. Especially when give such a debut as the recently established Nine Blades of Fire.

" Aren't you taking this publicity stunt a little too far? It was cute during the preliminaries but we aren't here to play games." The Raikage asked as he nearly broke the handles of his large chair that had to be especially brought to the Hokage box..

" I assure you that they aren't playing any games. Naruto-kun came to the council while wanting to make this new group into an authentic fighting force. The fact that neither of the nine Genin had failed a mission before, became a great factor in finalizing their creation. It also helps that many of the clans of Konoha supports them." The Hokage said with a smile.

' Shit... I knew this steroid stuffed idiot was going to be here but what the hell is the New Mizukage doing here... in fact when the hell did Kiri gain a new Kage? Weren't they going through a civil war?' Orochimaru thought while wearing his Kazekage disguise.

" Who's in charge of the Division?" Orochimaru asked with the Kazekage's voice.

" Danzo... after coming out of his retirement. Seems like I'm not the only old fool that can't stand around doing nothing." The Hokage said making the three Kage level nin around him to fill with shock. The former Rookie Nine soon rode the pillars of earth as they returned to ground level. The last Uchiha was now standing in front of the thing taking his spot, since the Nine Blades of Fire stood as a single line.

" You can dismiss the clone now, since Konoha doesn't need a weak imitation with the real thing here." Sasuke said as he glared at the copy that was smiling at him.

" I'll guess I'll be going now... Don't make me look bad pussy." The Sasuke clone said with a smile that never left his face before vanishing in a whirlwind. Sasuke was soon punching where its head stood only a few moments earlier.

" I thought we agreed to not henge a clone to take Sasuke's place?" Ino asked her fellow nine.

" We did, Naruto recommended that guy named Sai since he only needed some movie magic to play the part." Shikamaru said making Sasuke's eyes to grow with disbelief.

" Due to the rules we couldn't have a clone give Sasuke the things the Council purchased for us to now use. Its why Sai was pretending to be Sasuke, since we couldn't find him earlier and was suppose to give Sasuke his new gear before the start of the sixth match. " Shino said making his fellow nine seal their weapons into a scroll that they attached to the place that had a empty slot on their left leg.

" They gave us these uniform and weapons? To Keep?" Sasuke asked with disbelief and a bit of envy, Karin and the members of the Nine instantly nodding their heads to his questions. He soon started cussing out Kakashi since the Jounin had taken a long time to return to Konoha, even though they had gotten a messenger bird telling them to return home three days before the finals. Of course Sasuke didn't learn about the orders to return until the guards at the gate questioned Kakashi on his reasons for taking so long to return.

Lucky for the single eyed Sharingan user he had bailed from the arena the moment he heard Sheryl announce the arrival of the Rookie Nine. He had instantly figured they had set something special set up and knew Sasuke would somehow blame his taken spot on him. Kakashi felt it wasn't his fault since Sasuke never asked about the orders he had received from Konoha.

" I don't think he's coming back with Sasuke's stuff." Kiba said after Sasuke had calmed down his tantrum. Akamaru instantly agreeing with his partner as the rest of the nine looked at Sasuke cuss some more.

" Yeah... he's not even in the Arena anymore." Karin said as she opened her eyes to stop her sensing technique. She had sensed Sai returning to Root Headquarters. The ink user had spent a lot of time, before their arrival, looking like Sasuke and ruining his image by being a dick. In fact Sasuke's double had knocked Ino and Sakura out of their fan girl ways since they couldn't stop picturing Sasuke saying the things that Sai said. Which nearly had made the two Kunochi cry since they had carried feelings for the lone Uchiha for a very long time.

" Oh look... I found a message from Sai." Hinata quietly said making everyone look at her. She bent down to get the message only to have a lot of guys whistle since her new outfit showed the world she was the most well endowed Kunochi in the Nine. Meaning that when she bent down everyone got a view of her wonderful rear. Shino had smacked Kiba since the Inuzuka had started to drool. Clearly Kiba was an ass man, which wasn't much of a shock.

" You've just been jacked... stop being a pussy and start fighting." Sasuke read with rage after Hinata handed him the note while blushing up a storm, from the perverted attention or the words on the note no one will ever know.

" Sai is right." Genma said making the Chuunin finalist look at him.

" Sasuke's a pussy?" Kiba asked with a smirk making the Uchiha glare at him.

" There' that ... but I was talking about starting the fights." Genma said making the paying customers to cheer although they were enjoying the drama and entertainment the Nine brought to the Finals.

" The rules are the same as during the preliminaries." Genma said with a voice that was projected through out the Arena. "Fight as hard you can, when I declare a winner the match is over." Genma said as the ninja in front of him stood as a single line.

" Give them a good show they are after all here to see you." Genma said with a smirk. " Uh miss Nome you can let go of Naruto now." Genma said making the pop idol blink. " And contestant Karin you have to get off his shoulder since his match is about to start." Genma said making Karin growl before sighing.

" Fine lets go Elemental Songstress." Karin said as she pulled Sheryl off from the hands of her Naruto. The famous singer had been trying to convince Genma that she was perfectly fine in Naruto's hands.

" First Match! Kankuro of Sunagakure vs Uzumaki Naruto of Konohagakure." Genma yelled making the audience cheer.

" All other participants of the finals are to report to the waiting box." Genma said making the Shinobi vanish into blurs. Akamaru, Choji, Hinata, Ino and Kiba would soon be sitting in a row with their Jounin Sensei that had been especially reserved for them. While the Chuunin participants stood in their waiting box to over see the matches.

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" That was awesome." Konohamaru yelled the single thought of all the children in the safety of the shelters along with a good number of female civilians.

" I want to join the SRT to get cool uniforms." An academy student said making their instructors to laugh.

" Sensei why did their uniforms have different coloring?" Moegi asked making the room look at her.

" She's right. The basic color is the same but they have some small and key differences." Hanabi said making the shelter look at Mizuki since he was the highest rated ninja available.

" The answer is easy. Its to match the coloring of their gloves." Mizuki said making Hanabi and the Konohamaru Corps look at theirs. They had copies of Naruto's gloves which had the roman numeral Nine made out fox tails.

" Kiba's coloring is similar to that of bones, Ino's is a calming blue, Choji's is a brown that is acceptable, Shino's is the coloring of his Kikaichu Beetles, Shikamaru's is white with black in the center, Hinata's a blue and purple lightning, Sasuke red for fire, Sakura has pink, and Naruto an Orange red that copies the fox tails he displays. It's just something to help others know who they are. Now lets enjoy the show." Mizuki said making everyone continue watching the Television. Konohamaru sighed since he saw Kankuro and Naruto staring each other while the Hokage started to stand. He knew what was coming next.

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Meanwhile during the Hokage's long rant about something about Ninjas and the stuff they do... In other words while the participants made their way to the places they had to be.

The large group of Genin were traveling through the halls of the Arena as they climbed steps to reach the place they will separate. The Konoha nin were all together in the back as the foreign nin hurried to see the start of the fights.

" Did you guys come up with that thing while I was in the hospital or when I was training outside the village?" Sasuke asked with a growl. His fellow nine looking at him with a bit of disbelief.

" The council decided on making this change before the finals started. When Karin grabbed me I thought she was cheating and attacking me before the matches started." Sakura said before glaring at the smiling Karin that was doing her nails.

" Wait I was here an hour before the finals started why didn't you guys get me?" Sasuke asked.

" We sent Sai to get you..." Kiba said before blinking his eyes. " I guess that wasn't such a good idea." Kiba said making Sasuke glare at him.

" When the guards reported you hadn't shown up last night the council felt it would be best to set up a substitute for no one to notice you were missing. By the time we learned you were here Sai had already spent three hours being you... I never seen him have so much fun before." Karin said making Sasuke look at her.

" What did he do?" Sasuke asked.

" He set up a free kissing booth for one hour." Choji said making Sasuke's eyes to grow.

" He then started selling the roles of the mothers for your future children. He claimed something called the CRA to allow him to have more than one wife. He would have made a lot of money if that massive fight hadn't broken out." Shino said with a calm tone as Sasuke filled with disbelief.

" He then start going around insulting people for no apparent reason... it was mostly the tourist." Kiba said with a carefree tone making Sasuke not care about that since he more than likely would have done the same.

" The last thing he did was flash people with the cloak you were suppose to be wearing. He left the tickets the Police gave him in your mailbox. They wouldn't arrest him since he was officially a participant in the finals." Shikamaru said while Sasuke paled.

" That and no one wanted to touch him since he kept threatening to start masturbating if they came five feet of him." Kiba said making Sasuke's Sharingan to form as his rage made his curse seal to kick up.

" He finally stopped when the fan girls chased him down while wanting to receive his special milk. For a moment I could have sworn they were going to succeed in raping him." Karin said making Ino and Sakura shiver since they would have been a part of the group if they hadn't changed because of Naruto. ' That would have been fun since Sai seems like the type to only want to be with men... maybe it would have turned him Bi... he does have an unnatural obsession with penises after all.' Karin thought as she remembered the Ink user being his weird and closet gay self.

" And none of you tried to stop him?" Sasuke said with a hint of betrayal in his voice.

" It was pretty funny until he started flashing people... in fact Ino and Sakura were the ones that started the biggest cat fight in the history of Konoha. Its why he had to cancel the auction for your babies." Kiba said making the two Kunochi to blush.

" That just proves that you two aren't worthy of being with my Naruto-kun." Karin said with a smirk.

" That still doesn't explain why this Sai didn't get Sasuke if he had been seen in the village." Samui said making the Konoha nin fill with shock since she was walking behind them.

" Sai-san had told us that Kakashi-sensei had told him Sasuke couldn't talk to him at the moment and to look for Sasuke later." Hinata said with a blush making Sasuke curse his instructor again.

" But it still doesn't explain why he suddenly started acting that way. One moment he was a perfect you and the next he just started being weird." Sakura thought while in a thinking pose.

+-*/\*-+

Flash back to a few moments after Sai had finished becoming Sasuke's double.

A light snarl made the ink user turn to the door of his room. It opened revealing the demonic dragon that he knew protected the one Danzo was training.

" What do you want?" Sai asked as the Dragon stood on his hind legs and offered him a letter.

' That explains why he was walking a little funny.' Sai thought as he took it and read the envelope.

" From Danzo." Sai read making the ink user look at the dragon. It studied the creature that showed no sign of it doing anything else but delivering a message.

" Sai this is Danzo... the Ninja that trained you... the same Danzo you have sworn to obey... Danzo, which is the person who I am, wants you to take a special mission... your mission which I, Danzo, considers it to be a great priority for you to accomplish... this mission is for you... to ruin the image of one Uchiha Sasuke... for I, Danzo... your leader who you are never to question... feels that these actions are for the good of our village... the same village that I... Danzo... wish to hand over to one amazing and powerful Uzumaki Naruto... who clearly is going to become the strongest in the world while taking the position I, Danzo, had always dreamed of having...because I am Danzo... and until Naruto's display of power I... Danzo... never felt anyone but I, Danzo, was worthy of that position... you must accomplish this task my tool... for Danzo has spoken... there is no reason to question your orders... for I, the real and only Danzo, has given them to you... do not fail Danzo, you do not wish to upset Danzo... for accepting this mission the dragon before you will give you a thousand Ryo..." Sai read before looking at the dragon finish throwing up the promised money.

" However this mission is too important for you to refuse...I, Danzo, can not allow you to live if you decide to not follow the orders that I, Danzo, have given you... If you show even the slightest sign of rejecting this mission... the dragon will kill you." Sai read before looking at Imp again. His eyes grew as Imp slowly passed his thumb in front of his neck while making a cutting noise.

" Danzo believes in your abilities of putting the Uchiha in his place. And do not come to Danzo to tell Danzo you have succeeded... for I, Danzo, will know if you have done what I, Danzo, ordered... Danzo out...Danzo." Sai finished reading as Imp looked at him. They stared at each other for a few minutes before Sai burned the message.

" By Danzo's command." Sai said before disappearing with Shushin. Imp was soon giving out a grin of victory. During the joint training of the Rookie Nine, Sasuke had accidentally hit Imp with a ball of fire. It didn't hurt the dragon but it had wanted an apology. Which Sakura had tried to force Sasuke to give only for the last Uchiha to refuse and be rude to both of them. Imp had a soft spot for Sakura since she fed him food Naruto would never be able to cook. Being a demon by nature, Imp had a great need for revenge on those that insulted him or the humans he watched over.

Knowing that Sasuke would soon gain an important lesson in manners Imp hurried to where he needed to be. The dragon could almost taste the misery that the last Uchiha would soon experience.

+-*/\*-+

' So this is it... why do I have to fight this guy and it had to be the first match.. I can't even quit or its going to make Suna look bad...not that I care since I don't want to risk my life... then again Temari swore to make me feel a great amount of pain if I did quit... fuck... why do I always get the short end of the stick.' Kankuro thought as he started down Naruto.

The large crowd waiting with anticipation as Genma began to raise his hand. The Hokage had just finished wrapping up his speech allowing for the action to commence. The two ninja had shown no signs of weakness as they stood before each other.

" Hajime!" Genma yelled before disappearing with a blur.

Without warning Kunai exploded out of Kankuro body. The deadly projectiles flying directly to Naruto. The scythe user quickly brought out two kunai and threw them. Their numbers soon multiplied to match the large number Kankuro had used. The two attacks met with a clash making the audience cheer as the weapons canceled each other out.

' Shit.' Kankuro thought before jumping back as Naruto charged at him. The hidden Suna nin soon kicked off the puppet wearing his clothes. His first trump card had clearly failed, a sneak attack that no one was suppose to be able to dodge.

As Kankuro maneuvered in the air Naruto jumped and gathered wind chakra to his right leg. The eyes of the Ninja in the arena grew as Naruto used a wind powered round house to send all the falling Kunai in front of him flying in the direction of Kankuro. Kankuro with the calm of a veteran in bad situations quickly made his puppet spin in front of him to knock the projectiles away.

The Suna nin landed on the ground and made his puppet shoot needles as Naruto. The scythe user jumped to the side as the needless followed his actions. The hidden blond showed impressive speed as he dodged the projectiles while using a kunai to deflect those that could have threaten his health. Naruto suddenly gathered chakra to his feet and jumped into the air before throwing a kunai with an exploding tag towards the puppet. Kankuro's eyes grew as his puppet exploded. The Suna nin soon jumped to dodge a few shuriken as he looked at the black death.

" It's over." Kiba yelled with excitement since his friend had taken the advantage.

" No it isn't." Asuma said as he took a puff from his cigarette. " The puppet exploded into pieces before the Kunai. That kid saved his puppet by breaking it apart and having those pieces ride the shock wave from the explosion." The son of the Sandaime said making the people around him to look at him with shock.

" A good defensive strategy since Naruto isn't the first person to attempt to use exploding tags on puppets. Suna has had a lot of time to perfect their puppet techniques and how they make those puppets." Kakashi said making the senior ninja to nod their heads.

The arena soon found those words true when Naruto had to dodge the puppet's six arms that had revealed blades.

" I got you." Kankuro said as the head of his puppet rushed Naruto with a blade of its own. Naruto quickly turned and threw a kunai into the head making it go off course.

The cloak using nin quickly jumped and unhooked one of the straps on his vest. A scroll fell into his hands as he started to make hand seals while never releasing the scroll. Kankuro quickly recollected the parts of his puppet before waiting to see what Naruto had planned. Naruto came to a skidding stop while kneeling dramatically. He slammed the scroll with one hand while making a half ram seal with the other.

" Ninpo: Swarm of the Substitutes." Naruto said as the high quality scroll in hands began to bleed symbols into the ground. Kankuro watched with disbelief as the symbols flowed over all surfaces before making complicated and demonic looking seals. Kankuro felt his blood run cold thanks to the fact that the Fuuinjutsu markings was a blood red instead of the usual blue or black. If he didn't know any better he would have sworn the symbols had been made with real blood. To make things worse the seals were too many, spreading all over the arena, walls, trees, and the ground. It seemed like this new jutsu was to ensure nothing escaped its reach.

Kankuro prepared for the worst as the seals stopped giving their unnerving glow. An awkward moment of silence passed when nothing happened. He quickly turned to Naruto and saw him look at the scroll that had finished its job. Naruto lifted the scroll and placed it on the ground again. The seals glowed with power once more making Kankuro ready to fight for his life. Only to experience another moment of nothing happening.

Naruto lifted the scroll and brought it to his ear. He shook it a few times making it sound to the audience like an empty can with a few pebbles in it. One the clanking stopped Naruto slammed it on the ground again. The seals glowed one more time before disappearing. Naruto lifted the scroll to get a good look at it while scratching his head in confusion. He soon put his attention on Kankuro since the Suna nin started laughing.

" Ah ha ha ha! Your jutsu didn't work!" Kankuro yelled making many foreigners start to laugh. Temari growled since her brother could have taken advantage of the situation instead of laughing his head off. The air was soon filled with something flying through it.

" Ow My Face!" Kankuro yelled as he clutched his face in pain. His puppet instantly going dead thanks to the lack of focus from its master. The scroll that had just smacked off Kankuro was flipping in front of him before it started to show new marks on it. Kankuro's eyes grew when the scroll exploded. The Suna nin yelled in pain as he was knocked far from the place he had last been standing.

" You Bastard! You tricked me!" Kankuro growled in an accusing tone as Naruto stood while dusting his hands.

" Its called deception." Naruto calmly said before his hands blurred. " Look it up." Eight larger than normal Kunai stabbed into the temporarily forgotten puppet. The exploding tags attached to them soon detonated to destroy the wooden and heavily armed weapon.

" Crow!" Kankuro yelled with shock and disbelief. He covered his face to protect himself from the large explosion that sent remains of his longest companion everywhere. Before Kankuro could react Naruto shot through the cloud of smoke. Naruto opened up his Taijutsu assault with a punch that Kankuro diverted only to fail to block a kick Naruto had used to follow up his opening attack. Kankuro grunted in pain thanks to the speed and power in the kick. Kankuro flew back from the blow only to have Naruto appear where he would soon be.

The last Uzumaki of Konoha used a knee strike to make Kankuro flip forward. With his back to the scythe user it left no chance for Kankuro to block the open palm strike to his back. Kankuro flew forwards but this time refused to give in to his pain. The Suna nin quickly brought out a few kunai and launched them at Naruto. Tenten filled with jealousy as Kankuro used his chakra strings to make the projectiles move in a way she couldn't copy. The Suna nin landed with a roll as Naruto dodged the six blades that had been trying to cut into him. ( A/N: For those that can't figure it out he is using Chiyo's Kunai Manipulation Jutsu.)

Kankuro came to a stop in a kneeling position as he made the knives move faster than before. Naruto used a kunai that soon multiplied to attack the Suna nin to escape the situation he was in. The small moment Kankuro wasted to dodge was all Naruto needed to escape the Kunai Prison the puppeteer had set up. Naruto quickly went into the woods to gain some cover as Kankuro called back his blades.

" Even without that puppet he's still strong." Choji said with a bit of awe as the older Suna nin studied the woods Naruto had hidden in.

" These last few years Suna has been considered an underdog village. Its because of this that they had been forced to take harder missions to survive. Its only natural for them to gain a lot of strength since they have limited ninja." Kakashi said as he saw Kankuro use his kunai to deflect two waves of shuriken and Kunai. Naruto soon jumped into the air before throwing a Fuma Shuriken.

" Is he going to use the Demon Wind Shuriken?" Kankuro asked with a bit of shock. He quickly cursed as he jumped the first large spinning star of death. The second curved towards his direction making Kankuro use his chakra strings to guide it from him. Kankuro felt the wind on the second projectile since he had dodged it by a few centimeters. He was grateful his crazy idea had worked.

" Behind You!" Temari yelled making her brother to turn. He couldn't believe his eyes as the two projectiles broke into four and curved around to get him again. Each one coming at him from a different path to make it harder for Kankuro to escape. At the last moment Kankuro switched himself with a log. Only to block a kick that sent him rolling.

' Stupid conveniently placed logs.' Kankuro thought before seeing his attacker disappear into a gust of wind.

Two Narutos appeared in the path of the fuma shuriken that had shredded the log before catching them and throwing them at the direction they saw Kankuro be kicked at. The speed and power Naruto used once again cutting through wood with ease while they closed in on their target. Kankuro quickly used some chakra to climb a tree before ricocheting off it. The four large projectiles buried themselves into the tree milliseconds later as Kankuro searched for his opponent. He already knew he would have never survived the blades since they were half buried into a tree twice his size.

Kankuro moved his head back as Naruto swung from above with a kick. The Uzumaki was holding onto a branch making him go around it after Kankuro dodged his attack. Naruto used that momentum from his attack to stop at a position he could use to launch himself at the Suna nin. Kankuro jumped as Naruto punched the branch he was on, making it crack and groan because of the force of the hit. The Uzumaki quickly placed his free hand on the branch and did a one handed stand to kick Kankuro. The Suna nin crossed his arms and flipped in the air as Naruto used his second hand to launch himself for another assault. Kankuro spun from the attack and tried to stab a Kunai at Naruto. The Scythe user caught Kankuro's wrist and swung them apart.

' I never knew Kankuro was so good in Taijutsu.' Temari thought with a bit of awe and pride as her little brother fought off Naruto to the best of his abilities.

Kankuro quickly grabbed a punch from Naruto before Judo tossing him into a tree. Naruto corrected himself in the air and kicked off the tree making Kankuro growl before dodging some more attacks.

' He just wont stop.' Kankuro thought as he ducked under a punch and swiped with the kunai he now had in his left arm. Naruto twisted out of the way and attempted a karate chop making Kankuro cross his arms to block it. Kankuro rolled with the sudden kick that caught his chest and was knocked off the branch they had been fighting on. As Kankuro fell to the ground he brought out eight purple orbs and threw them around the area. He cushioned his fall with chakra as Naruto charged him once more. He noticed a bit of hesitation in Naruto when the smoke bombs went off. He knew Naruto would already guess the nature of the smoke thanks to the odd coloring. Kankuro quickly ran from Naruto since the scythe user had other things to worry about. He heard Naruto land on the ground as the smoke finished covering the woods behind him.

" Kankuro has him beat." Temari said with pride since she knew the power of the poison Kankuro just used. It was one of the few Lady Chiyo had give Suna ninja to use.

" Poison smoke won't work on Naruto." Karin said with a bored tone. The Chuunin Finalist looked at her with shock.

" What the hell?" Kankuro nearly yelled as the smoke began to collapse on itself. Kankuro's eyes grew as he saw it being sucked into a vacuum that was making its way to him.

" Did you just seal my poison?" Kankuro asked with disbelief as Naruto held a scroll that had a tornado taking in all the purple smoke until none was left. Naruto nodded his answer before closing the scroll and putting it in the sloth he had used to house the scroll that had exploded on Kankuro.

' Its not ready but I don't have much of a choice but to use it.' Kankuro thought before jumping back and pulling up the sleeves of his right arm.

" Today you make Suna History..." Kankuro said making the arena confused. " Because I'm about to unleash the only puppet ever made to fight a single opponent." Kankuro said making the eyes of the arena to grow. " Normally I wouldn't bother trying to do something like this... but you aren't a person I can take on with normal tactics."

" What is he talking about?" Sakura asked.

" Puppeteers never focus on making a puppet to use on a single ninja... because once that ninja is dead the puppet will be obsolete. Not to mention it will take a lot of time and resources." Temari said as her brother bit his thumb and smeared the blood on a seal on his forearm. " However the Black Death has stirred a lot of fear in Suna... Kankuro spent our month in Konoha building a puppet he didn't let anyone see. And normally he's always more than willing to show off."

" I used my entire life savings to build this thing. I filled it with so many weapons its not even funny." Kankuro gloated as he was covered in smoke.

" See what I mean?" Temari asked making the people around her to nod their heads.

" But will it be enough to beat Naruto?" Samui asked with a smirk like if she already knew the answer. Of course being one of the few of the finalist that knew what Naruto carried it was easy for her to know what was going to happen. Temari couldn't help but glare at the short haired, big breasted, blue eyed Kumo nin.

' Why is she talking about Naruto like they were friends?' the Konoha nin asked themselves.

" Its big," Dosu said as the cloud of smoke was far larger than Naruto.

" Behold!" Kankuro yelled with pride. " Karasu Prime!" Kankuro screamed with joy as the cloud was blown away by a powerful wind.

Standing in front of Konoha's Black Death was a Puppet nearly reaching nine feet. Its frame made in a way that made Naruto look like an underfed civilian. It had four large arms with gauntlets with two blades over the hands. The wood it was made off had been painted in a black and purple coloring to make it more intimidating. Heavy parts of armor was attached in a way that Samurai would favor. It had two glowing red eyes in the metal helmet that covered its entire head. The key parts of the armor had razor sharp blades making it a weapon deadly at close combat.

+-*/\*-+

" I did not see this coming." Gendo said making his wife nod her head. She was sure no one in Konoha would ever had seen the puppeteer create such a monstrosity. Gendo looked at his gambling slip and paled a bit at the money he had invested on Naruto before becoming even more pale.

+-*/\*-+

" How is he suppose to beat that thing?" Ino asked with shock.

" I think the plan is that he is not suppose to beat it." Izumo said making his best friend nod his head.

" I don't even think a whole team of Chuunin could take that thing down." Kotetsu said making Ino worry for her friend.

" Naruto-nii won't lose so easily." Hinata said with confidence as she looked upon the Teen that wanted what was best for her and the village.

+-*/\*-+

" Ready for Round Two?" Kankuro asked as he jumped back and connected his chakra to what he considered his greatest creation. ' The chakra it uses is like using three puppets at once. I still haven't mastered doing that but I'm confident my imperfect Karasu Prime can defeat the Black Death.'

Naruto quickly drew eight Kunai with exploding tags before sending them to the weapon in front of him. The puppet was soon engulfed in an explosion making everyone wait to see the damage.

" Not even a scratch." Neji said with his Byakugan on to scan the large puppet.

" My turn." Kankuro stated as he made Karasu Prime point its four arms at Naruto.

The eyes of the golden blond grew as the forearms opened to reveal Kunai launchers. Naruto quickly ran while drawing a kunai to block the Kunai trying to hit him.

" He's shooting them one after another. This allows every shot to increase its chances to hit." Tenten said as she sat with her team.

" That move won't work again." Kankuro said as Naruto threw a few kunai and made them become a hundred to hit Kankuro. The puppet turned towards its master as its top right arm lifted. The palm of the hand opened up and a pipe came out similar to the ones in Zaku.

The sound of air being sucked in the right arm was heard before a blast of air smashed the projectiles out of the air. Naruto's eyes narrowed before he jumped over a kunai attack. Karasu prime continued to shoot while making Naruto work harder and harder to defend himself.

" Naruto!" Karin screamed as the Kunai in Naruto's hand broke thanks to the blows it had been deflecting. The four arms launched a synchronized attack hoping to end the match once and for all.

Naruto quickly went through four seals before crouching down. A dome of earth smashed around him to protect him from the attacks.

" Ha! I finally got you to use a real jutsu!" Kankuro yelled with pride before confusion filled his face. His words had also clearly made the arena notice something.

" With the way Naruto uses Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, it makes it hard for people to consider it a hard jutsu to learn." Kurenai said making the Jounin nod their heads.

" It doesn't change the fact that Naruto has just started to use his elemental jutsus which is his strongest field." Gai said making Lee nod his head.

" This is the second time I've seen Naruto fight, and every time he does it seems to change. Against that cloud nin Naruto seemed more aggressive with his attacks. Sure he's been beating on Kankuro but... he's been using mostly ninja tools and jutsus so weak that it probably doesn't faze him." Tenten said making the Konoha nin nod their heads.

" You're right, I mean he hasn't even drawn his scythe yet. I've never seen him fight so long without it." Ino said making Kakashi's eyes to grow.

" Naruto's been studying the Suna nin's fighting style." Kakashi said making the people around him to pay attention. "Naruto's greatest field isn't Ninjutsu... its surviving." Kakashi said making everyone confused.

" What do you mean?" Kurenai asked.

" Naruto's was especially trained from a young age to pick apart his opponents. When Naruto fought Omoi he had a good idea on his opponent's abilities making it easy for him to take him on. However all we knew from Kankuro thanks to the preliminaries is that he used puppets. Naruto owns and memorized the Bingo Book... meaning he knows about the S-rank Puppet Masters than came from Suna. He also knows that Suna puppeteers are not known for owning much less carrying a single puppet." Kakashi said making the eyes of the Ninja around him to grow.

" So he fought as long as he could with limited power to bring out this new puppet?" Kiba asked with awe that many felt thanks to Kakashi's words.

" That and he has to worry about the others he is going to fight if he wins." Gai said with a serious tone making Tenten and Lee look at him.

" Something is happening." A civilian yelled as Kankuro kept shooting at the dome of rocks that were protecting Naruto. Spikes began to form on it before they launched in every direction possible.

" Oh no you don't." Kankuro said making the bottom left arm develop a cannon before launching a brown cement looking liquid that hardened and made a wall in front of Karasu Prime and Kankuro.

" Where did he go?" Kankuro asked after his wall broke thanks to the barrage of earth spears. He noticed a shadow over his puppet and looked up to see Naruto in the air.

Naruto spitted out eight balls of fire to damage the Suna nin and his weapon. Each fireball was a third the size of a man and contained a fair amount of chakra. Kankuro's eyes narrowed as he sweat a bit from the intense heat coming his way. He quickly moved his fingers and hands as his face gained some control.

" I got an answer for that too!" Kankuro said before pointing the bottom right arm at the fireballs and making a blast of water to take them out. The water cannon worked in the same manner a fire man's hose did.

Naruto pulled his cloak over his body as he crossed his arms and let the high pressured water to hit him. Naruto flew back before turning into a log making Kankuro jump over his puppet.

Naruto had to go from a charging run to a baseball slide as the shoulders plates of Karasu Prime opened to reveal Senbon launchers. Each shoulder was able to hold six launchers but Kankuro had them set up in a special way.

Naruto had to dodge six senbon that had been fired in his direction.

" He has twelve launchers but has half of them facing different directions. He also has them set up in a way where they can deliver the most damage." Shino said as he fixed his sunglasses.

Naruto quickly back flipped and made some more seals before he disappeared.

" Where did he go?" Kankuro asked.

' That's one way Naruto never told me I can use that jutsu.' Shikamaru thought as Naruto used the pitfall jutsu to go under ground. His fall made it seem like he vanished with rapid speed.

Before Temari could warn her brother a flash bomb went off making Kankuro close his eyes.

Naruto jumped out of the hole he made with his scythe ready to slash.

" Naruto's wind jutsu should be able to finish that thing!" Ino yelled with excitement.

A blade of wind was soon sent to Karasu Prime. It hit dead center on the chest making it stumble back. Kankuro had instantly controlled it to prevent his puppet from falling. He might not be able to see for the moment but he had felt what happened to his puppet.

A light slash appeared on the puppet, it didn't even look like the attack had caused much harm. Kankuro chuckled as he regained his vision.

" I made Karasu Prime out of Wood from the legendary Senju Trees. It took forever to collect it but it helped make my puppet resistant to elemental attacks. In fact most physical attacks wont work because of how powerful the Senju wood is. The best part is that your village has so much of it that getting what I needed was a lot easier than what I had thought possible. None of your merchants questioned me when I bought so much of the stuff. " Kankuro said as he looked at Naruto land on the ground. Many Konoha ninja was getting upset over the fact that a treasure of their village was now being used against one of their own.

" Now burn!" Kankuro yelled as he lifted an arm of his puppet and launched a stream of fire at Naruto. The black death quickly rushed to escape its range.

" It has a flame thrower?" Kiba asked with disbelief.

" It was made to defeat the Black Death." Kotetsu said with a serious tone.

" It's safe to say it can somehow use all five elements, just like Naruto. Kakashi was right in saying that Suna's Puppeteers have put a lot of work in their art." Izumo said making the members of the Nine to worry.

Naruto to the shock of the arena spun and threw his scythe at Karasu prime. Kankuro didn't think much of it until the weapon had cut off the two left arms. Had barely dodged the ridiculously sharp weapon that had been on course to split him in half.

" Naruto's Death Scythe is made out of the greatest substance known to man." Kakashi said with a hint of a smirk. " There isn't anything in this world it can't cut." Kakashi said making Tenten drool.

" How is that possible? Everyone knows about the power of the Senju Trees. That weapon wasn't even able to cut down a Katana during the preliminaries." Temari asked with shock since the great dexterity of the Senju Trees wasn't a secret.

" Naruto wasn't aiming to kill when he fought Omoi." Samui said with a calm and cool tone making Karin glare at her. " On the other hand he can cut that puppet into pieces as much as he wants." The Kumo nin said making Temari's eyes grow since Naruto had summoned his scythe and was already going to throw it again.

" What the hell just happened?" Sasuke asked with disbelief as Naruto suddenly let go of his scythe. The veil using Konoha ninja seemed to have problems moving.

" What are you doing?" Kankuro asked before his eyes grew. " Its my poison! You might have sealed most of it but you still breathed some of it in! All of this fighting must have helped spread it through out your body!"

The Audience nearly let out a collective gasp since the sudden turn of events had completely changed the course of the battle.

" Such things are common in the battlefield... its a shame it had to happen to one of your most promising ninja." The Kazekage said making the Hokage glare at him.

" As soon as I'm done knocking you out I'll give you the antidote." Kankuro said with a smirk. He moved his hands and fingers since he had to put more effort in his puppetry to make Karasu Prime work.

" I only have one shot with this so its a good thing you won't be moving anytime soon." Kankuro said as the top right arm of Karasu Prime grabbed at its chest and opened up half of it. The people watched in awe as a blue orb full of lighting was exposed. They could also see seals around it to help contain its power.

" Eat this!" Kankuro yelled. " Prime Flash Cannon!" Kankuro yelled as a massive bolt of lighting shot out of his puppets chest and smashed into Naruto. The attack lifted Naruto before it went smashing into the arena wall. It was such a fast and powerful move that many had problems keeping up with it. Everyone was able to see the crater Naruto had created because of the impact, along the smoke coming off his body.

' Did I get him?' Kankuro thought as he scanned the area for Naruto to attack. Only to return his eyes to the body struggling to get out of the wall. His actions was slow but showing that he was still in control and ready to get back into the fight.

" You should have gone down. Now I'm going to have to hurt you some more since you won't be giving up any time soon." Kankuro said making the Konoha nin fill with anger.

" We can't let him kick Naruto while he is down." Kiba growled making Ino grabbed his hand.

" This is Naruto's fight." Ino said with a serious face.

" We need to trust him." Choji said making the Inuzuka teen to calm down.

" You're a bad ass, we get it... but you've lost... no amount of struggling will change that." Kankuro taunted as he made Karasu Prime walk towards Naruto. He planned to get as many hits in as possible since Naruto had cut off two of Prime's arms which will be a bitch for Kankuro to fix later.

Naruto glared at Kankuro as his arm moved over his chest. It grabbed the area over the heart making everyone think he was in great pain.

' I used eight doses of poison when I tried to take him out. A normal dose can take a Jounin down in minutes. How much chakra does he have to keep moving after all the fighting we did?' Kankuro thought before he felt a shiver run down his spine.

" I will become the strongest... this won't stop me." Naruto calmly stated before he removed a latch on the left side of his vest. A syringe fell into his hand as he suddenly broke free from the wall. He went into a roll and then flipped to his feet. The world wasn't ready for what he did next.

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" I had hoped to prevent this from happening as long as possible but sometimes there are things that can't be helped." Danzo said making the council members around him confused. Until they noticed what Naruto was going to do.

+-*/\*-+

" Seven years... I think that was a good run." Mizuki said making Iruka smirk while those in the shelters watched on with anticipation to see the Black Death continue his battle.

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' I finally got away from Tsunade-sama...' Shizune thought as she sat down to see the fights. For the last month she had been doing her best to keep her money from Tsunade. In fact Tsunade's greed had caused them all the time available to train potential medic nins for their village. The only reason Shizune got away was because the unlucky Senju had heard about the betting pool that was soon to start now that the matches had been posted. Lucky for Shizune, Tonton gave her the information on Tsunade's bet so that the under appreciated medic could make more money. It's why the pig was able to wear a pearl necklace and clothes.

" Hey that's one of..." Shizune before her eyes grew with disbelief.

+-*/\*-+

" Naruto-kun." Yugito said with a gasp as she figured out what he was going to do. Karui didn't think it was going to make a difference what Naruto did since Suna was one of the greatest poison developing villages. Omoi wondered if he was going to be bitch slapped by Karma later because he asked for Jalapeños for his chili-chesses nachos. That and he spilled some of his chili and cheese on Karui's lap thanks to the exciting match. He would have to quickly gain another seat before she noticed.

" From now on its the start of Round Three." Killer Bee said with a smirk.

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The people watching the Chuunin Exams in Konoha filled with disbelief as Naruto grabbed the bottom of his veil and hood and pulled it back before injected the antidote directly into his neck.

No one in the arena especially those native to Konoha could come up with the words to describe the emotions flowing through them. Even the Kages were left speechless. However the Sandaime smiled at the exposed face of the teen he saw as a grandson.

Naruto soon stood tall and proud as he stared down Kankuro with cold and calculating blue eyes. He could feel the antidote coursing through his body as his Jinchuuriki benefits speed up his return to normal. It wouldn't belong before he could pay the puppeteer back for making him waste such an expensive injection that he had planned to save for a mission.

The Suna nin felt like Naruto's eyes were piercing his very soul. Golden Blond spikes of hair defied all logic as it flowed in the wind. An angular and handsome face showed no emotions as it was staring down its temporary enemy. A healthy tan covered Naruto's body even if he hadn't spend as much time in the sun as needed to get the nice looking tan coloring.

" Oh My God! He Is So Fucking Hot!" Karin suddenly yelled and rebooted all the minds from the massive and collective brain farts that had spread through out Konoha and anyone else watching the Chuunin exams. This was especially true for the females that carried or were beginning to carry torches for the scythe user.

" He looks just like the Yondaime." Samui said with a blush since it was hard to ignore such a handsome man. Especially since it was rare to find blonds much less blonds with Naruto's hair color.

" Does this mean I win?" Kankuro suddenly asked making the arena fill with confusion. No one could miss the hope his voice carried.

" I mean seriously, isn't it agaisnt his clan to show his face or something... I just unmasked him... that means I win... right? Get the judges to look in the rule book under Uzumaki... there has to be something in there." Kankuro said making Genma look at him like he lost his mind.

" You haven't won Kankuro-san." Naruto said with respect making the Suna nin to look at him.

" I have never had a battle push me as far as this one." Naruto said making Kankuro smirk.

" Then lets finish this..." Kankuro said as he made Prime turn to Naruto. Naruto nodded his head as he summoned his scythe.

" But I have a quick question... Why didn't you show your face before?" Kankuro said making many people face plant.

" I spent a lot of time researching you to build Karasu Prime... and everyone in the village said you weren't suppose to show your face... but they never said why." Kankuro said with honest curiosity since it had been bothering him since his stay in Konoha.

" I am unpleasant to the eyes of Konoha... I learned a long time ago that I could have a better life if I never showed them my face. My guardian felt it would be best for my safety if I never allowed them to see me for who I really am. He was right because on the same day I wore my veil for the first time the attacks on my person stopped. Atleast when I roamed the streets in the open. Three more years and it would have been a decade since I showed my face in public." Naruto said making the eyes of everyone to grow.

" Your village was attacking a Yondaime look a like? Especially when he was a child, what's wrong with your people?" The Mizukage asked making the Sandaime fill with shame. His feelings became worse when he remembered what village she represented.

" I honestly didn't care, whether or not people saw me... but my guardian pleaded for this one favor. I agreed but only under the terms that I would stop hiding when I became strong enough to protect myself." Naruto said as he rested his large scythe on his shoulders.

" Imp told me that I could have stopped wearing my veil two years ago... However I had too much fun making faces at people and them never knowing what I was doing." Naruto said with a smirk. " Now my veil has become a mask allowing me to keep out those I don't trust much less dislike." Naruto said making Kankuro look at Gaara.

' If Gaara had done the same would he had had a better life? His life sounds so much like my brother's.' The older brother thought with sadness.

" I've grown bored with all this talking... Its time to end this." Naruto said making Kankuro smirk before jumping back and making Karasu Prime rush Naruto. The golden blond quickly replaced his hood and veil to become the Black Death once more.

He did a silent charge as he came face to face with Prime. He swung his scythe only to have the puppet jump back and launch a blast of air. Naruto followed the momentum of his swing while letting go of his weapon. He maneuvered his spin to dodge the close range wind attack while using chakra to stick to the ground. Naruto soon made some seals before crouching down and rising with an uppercut. A massive spike of earth and stone flew out of the ground. It was twice the width of a man and nearly three times as long. The chakra Naruto put into the jutsu was ridiculous since the spike sent Karasu Prime flying.

The Earth spike and the custom built puppet smashed into the well enforced walls. Their momentum carried a great force since it made a large amount of cracks appear from the crater were the puppet was pinned. It wasn't destroyed but Kankuro didn't have the ability to make his weapon break free. Kankuro was able to turn to Naruto only to see a punch heading to his face. Kankuro flew back and began to get a barrage of attacks from Naruto. The arena watched with disbelief as Naruto charged while striking Kankuro and never letting him hit the ground or leave his range of attack. Naruto went into a spin and drove his forearm into the stomach of Kankuro making the Suna nin cough out blood. A crater formed when Kankuro's body hit the ground before Naruto jumped back and landed on a branch. He watched the crater like a hawk and waited for his opponent to reappear.

Genma appeared with some medics that began to check on Kankuro.

" Winner by Knock Out! Uzumaki Naruto!" Genma said after the medics confirmed what he already knew. The sudden silence that Genma had disrupted was soon replaced with wild cheers.

" I'm rich Bitch!" Mizuki along with a few others yelled as they held their ticket stubs like their lives depended on it. Iruka slapped his best friend for using such words near the impressionable children. Gendo's wife slapped him for yelling so close to her ear. Those that had been hit for celebrating didn't care since they just gained a lot of money thanks to Mizuki manipulating the bets. The masses that had been tricked into betting agaisnt the sure bet slapped themselves. Tsunade wanted to choke Shizune since the Sannin had no doubt her apprentice was celebrating another win.

The celebration was cut short when the arena watched with disbelief as Naruto charged lighting into his left arm. Only to relax when he shot an electric bolt into his stone spike holding Karasu Prime. The massive spear broke apart allowing the puppet to fall to the ground.

" He is going to want that back." Naruto said making Genma nod his head before some Chuunin proctors sealed the parts of the powerful puppet and gave them to Baki.

" Kankuro-san's Sensei." Naruto said as Baki walked with his student to the recovery rooms. " You tell him I want a rematch when he finishes Karasu Prime." Naruto said making Baki nod his head. Naruto to the awe of the people watching began to fade into a black wind that flew away.

" Naruto-sama take me now." Karin yelled as she sensed Naruto appear in the waiting box. She instantly jumped on him as he summoned his scythe on his back. She was hugging him while whispering about the things she planned to do with the scythe user. The competitors could still hear her making some of them blush. Except Gaara since he had no idea what she was talking about.

" Yugito is going to kick your ass because of things like this." Samui said with a cold tone. She didn't like guys that messed with her demon carrying sister.

" I don't see why she would." Naruto said making Samui's eyes to narrow. " I have done nothing wrong to her and there is no reason for her to get upset without talking to me about what is upsetting her." Naruto said making Samui study him.

" Yugito? Is that some other whore trying to take you from me?" Karin asked with an innocent face.

" Don't talk about my sister like that." Samui growled while looking ready to fight.

" Naruto-kun the scary cloud nin is trying to hurt me." Karin said as she hid behind Naruto making Samui more upset.

" That's enough Karin." Naruto said as he removed his hood making her instantly do what he said.

" Trying to show off now that you can show your ugly mug?" Sasuke said with a smirk making Naruto stare at Sasuke like he was an idiot. Which pissed Sasuke off since he wasn't used to seeing Naruto do anything but stare through his veil. Not that Sasuke thought about having his teammate's face hidden made it easier to for him to be around the golden blond.

" Kankuro's poison made me sweat a lot. I felt like I was being cooked alive under my hood. I should be back to normal soon." Naruto said making the Konoha nin worry a bit.

" You should take off your cloak and your vest... and your shirt... and the chain mail...and your pants to cool down as fast as possible." Karin said with a dangerous glow in her eyes. The Kunochi in the room were soon blushing at the images their minds were developing.

" Once these exams are over I'm going to that waterfall nearby to relax." Naruto said making Karin instantly invite herself and start planning a picnic date for the both of them.

" Naruto you need to stop letting her tell you what to do... its even worse than when you spent time with that Kumo nin." Sakura said making Samui glare at her.

" What's wrong with Yugito?" Samui asked making Sakura glare at her. The pinkette didn't like the cat like teen and was learning she didn't like the younger sister. "And for your information Naruto spent time with my entire team not just my sister." Samui said making Sakura grunt in an arrogant Uchiha like manner.

" It cuts into our team training, he wasn't even able to see us because he had to make sure you Cloud nins didn't do anything stupid again." Sakura said making Samui glare at her. The pink haired Kunochi showing no sign of backing off.

" Will the Fighters of Match 2 enter the arena." Genma said making everyone look at the next fighters.

" This isn't over." Samui said as she glared at Sakura. " Make it to the second round so that we can finish our conversation." The Impressive Kumo nin said making Sakura smirk.

" Oh I'll make it alright but you should be the one worrying, kick her ass for me Shino." The pinkette said as the Aburame adjusted his sunglasses before lifting his hood to go into battle. Samui gave Sakura an ice glare before using a lighting based Shushin to appear in the arena to face her opponent.

" Elemental Shushin... impressive." Dosu said after a whistle making everyone look at him.

" He's right, the traditional body flicker is draining to begin with but you don't start developing an elemental one until you get a strong grasp on your affinity." Naruto said as he approached the edge to get a good view of the match. Then again he didn't have anyone capable of blocking his view.

" What about that Shushin you just used?" Sasuke asked.

" Months of hard work before recently learning why I couldn't do it right." Naruto said making everyone turn from him to Samui. She stood in a sexy yet cool stance before she rubbed her shoulders thanks to the pain her breast caused. Her actions making many men drool over the image she was projecting. The females of the Nine couldn't help but stare at their smaller breast before glaring at Samui with envy.

' According to Danzo a bra is suppose to help support those things... I wonder why she doesn't wear them?' Naruto thought as Genma signaled the start of the second match.

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" That was a monster of an opening match." Madden Gai said with excitement.

" It certainly was... and now coming onto the arena is the only Kumo nin to make it to the Finals. Samui was always very professional and powerful when she protected me during my last tour." Ranka Lee said as she showed her support for the Kumo nin that had kept her safe.

" However she will be facing a member of the Aburame Clan. They are known for their well thought of decisions during battles and mission. Not to mention their hives are their most formidable weapons. " Sheryl Nome said as she sat in the Commentary Booth.

" The second match now begins." Madden Gai said as Genma disappeared.

+-*/\*-+

" Oh shit!" Kiba yelled as Samui nearly instantly appeared in front of Shino. His teammate used one of his recently acquired Sais to block her Tanto slash. They locked weapons before Shino jumped back and made a swarm of his partners attack.

Samui back flipped into the air and did some seals.

* Katon: Spit Fire Jutsu!* The blond Kumo nin yelled as she launched a ball of fire at the Kikaichu beetles. Shino instantly commanded them to fly around the attack before he jumped to escape the range of the fireball. He then burst into a bug clone when Samui drove her blade through his back. Her eyes grew for a moment before she dropped her blade and jumped back before using a Raiton chakra control technique to knock the bugs on her body off. They instantly flew off and buzzed in the air waiting for their next command. She landed on the ground and quickly scanned her surroundings as she finished planning her next move.

" It took me a while to find this jutsu but I'm glad I did." Samui said as she flashed through seals making the eyes of Hinata to grow.

" That's..." The Hyuuga Heir tried to say only to be cut off.

* Raiton: Field of Lightning!* Samui yelled as she slammed her hands into the ground. Blue lightning bolts erupted from her body and spread from her location. In a flash of light it made a dome of electric chakra. Shino groaned in pain as his genjutsu broke thanks to Samui's attack. The Aburame quickly used Kawarimi before appearing with a light pant. His hive instantly working on removing the remaining foreign chakra on his body. Shino quickly dodged as a ball of lighting that flew by the spot he had been at.

Shino had to jumped back as Samui continued to force him into close combat. He knew her Taijutsu and Kenjutsu was far greater than his which is why he needed to keep his distance. The proof was shown as the Kumo Kunochi landed a few blows on him, of course he gave a handful in return.

* Aburame Style: Rapid Assault!* Shino said as he waved his hands like he was throwing Kunai only to make a few select Kikaichu beetles to fly at a speed few genins could dodge. Unfortunately for him Samui was one of the few that could. The good news was that his beetles could alter their direction enough to make slight adjustments allowing them to give her light cuts. Samui hissed as her leg received a light wound. Shino quickly made more room between them as he reached into one of the slots on his vest. He pulled out a scroll and unrolled it before pointing its seal matrix at Samui.

* Seal Release: Dance of Madness.* Shino calmly said as he launched eight large Kunai at Samui. The Kuno nin narrowed her spell binding eyes as she braced herself. She deflected one Kunai causing it to explode. However instead of becoming the traditional explosion it became a cloud of smoke. From that cloud shoot out eight more kunai but the new ones were half the size of the first wave. While this was happening the other eight exploded releasing their payload.

"She should have dodged instead of block." Sakura stated as Samui's eyes grew with shock.

Naruto focused his attention on the Kumo Kunochi as her eyes narrowed and a light coat of chakra enveloped her. It made him wish he was a Hyuuga since he could feel the chakra but not see it. He was able to see Samui use her blade to protect herself as she dodged the attacks at a speed she never showed before. Never once taking to the air which would limit her movements. She was even able to evade the medium kunai that became even more standard Kunai. Which later became a ridiculous number of Senbon.

Samui lightly panted as she felt the bruises she gained under her Earth defensive jutsu. Shino in the meantime was hiding behind a tree as his scout beetles informed him of her survival.

* Aburame Style: Surface Ambush.* Shino said as he made a ram seal to signal his bugs. Samui's eyes grew as five swarms of Kikaichu Beetles erupted from the ground and zoomed in on her location.

Samui quickly flowed through seals at a speed that was nearly twice what she showed during her last fight in Konoha.

*Raiton: Rairyuudan no Jutsu!* Samui said in a cool and in control voice as lighting began to form around her. A few of the Kikaichu Beetles were instantly destroyed thanks to the sudden appearance of the jutsu. Nearly half were lost when Samui fired the elemental dragon at the place she had sensed Shino was at. The lighting dragon smashed into the tree Shino was behind off and exploded into a dome of lightning bolts.

" Shino." Kurenai said with worry as she saw her student be sent into the air by a rogue lightning bolts. Her student quickly corrected himself while in the air before landing on the ground in a defensive stance.

Samui used her chakra enhanced speed to appear sitting on Shino's shoulders. Using speed that her opponent couldn't follow the Cold Kunochi threw herself back and used her legs to slam Shino's head into the ground. The sound of the blow was dreadful since Samui had packed a lot of power and speed into her finishing move. As Shino's body bounced off the earth Samui performed and awe inspiring landing with the grace and beauty of a gold medal gymnast.

Shino grunted in pain from the hit before landing on his stomach. Samui couldn't hide her shock since the Aburame Heir was still conscious when she turned to look at him. Unknown to many he had quickly gathered his chakra to his head to cushion the blow that should have knocked him out. Shino pushed himself off the ground and quickly made some distance from the Kumo nin. Samui prepared to attack but stopped when Shino rose his hand.

" Proctor at this rate I'll only find defeat at the hands of my opponent. For now I'm done with the Chuunin exams." Shino said making the eyes of everyone to grow. He was panting hard and had one hand rubbing his neck. He had lost more members of his hive than he was comfortable with and his element would just assist Samui in his defeat. He had no choice but to step aside since he had no trump card to defeat the blond before him. He could see no benefit in dragging out a fight just to receive more pain as his reward.

" Very well." Genma said as he looked at Samui relax. " Contestant Aburame Shino has Forfeited this match, the winner is Samui of Kumogakure!" Genma stated making the Konoha residents to feel shock and a bit bad that one of their Nine lost. Before Genma had finished talking Samui quickly popped in a special pill that had elements of a blood, food and soldier pill. It wouldn't fully heal her since it was of low quality but it would help her rest as she waited for her next fight. Which she hoped wasn't anytime soon.

' Its times like this I wish I had been the one used to hold Nibi.' Samui thought as she used some bandages to wrap her cut before heading towards the waiting box. Shino in the meantime was placed on a stretcher since the medics feared he might have suffered a concussion.

" I guess that its for Team Eight." Kiba said with depression as he heard Samui's Team cheer.

" That last move... what was it?" Naruto asked as Samui appeared and stood from the large group of Konoha nin that studied her. While the re-hooded scythe user looked onto the field as Temari used her fan to reach the arena. Shikamaru would have loved to quit, but Sakura glared at him before he could voice his wish. He left with no motivation to succeed in this fight.

" Some call it the Nymph's Dance... The Raikage says its a Modified Frankensteiner." Samui said with pride making Naruto nod his head.( A/N: Don't want to hear any BS about this... if Kumo nin use a Lariat then there is no reason they might not use other wrestling moves. I saw Karin use this on Lala and have been craving to have a kunochi use this move for a very long time. Until Samui appeared I couldn't picture anyone else dong it... on another note I did imagine Karui suffering at the hands of this technique.)

Naruto nodded his head in gratitude since the Cool Kunochi didn't have to say anything but she was nice enough to do it.

" I quit." Shikamaru said after a match that was exciting yet boring at the same time. Many young people felt Shikamaru was stupid since he had trapped Temari by using the hole Naruto had made with his jutsu.

Of course those with real experience in battle could see the genius mind hiding under a ridiculous amount of layers of Laziness in its purest form. Sakura wasn't sure if she wanted to hit the shadow user or praise him. She decide to praise since she heard Ino threating to hit her long time friend. If anyone knew how to deliver righteous fury properly it was Yamanaka Ino.

" He could have atleast tried." Sasuke said making many look at him. " He only relied on his own jutsu, he could have easily closed in with Taijutsu and taken the Suna girl out." Sasuke said with an unhappy tone, after all he couldn't see how the village was suppose to be proud of them when Naruto is the only one to advance into the second round.

" Omoi is just like your Nara friend." Samui said making many give her their attention. " He worries about every little thing to delay doing anything for as long as possible. But when he is really needed then he becomes a different person." The blond woman said before groaning and rubbing her shoulders.

Her eyes and soon those of the ninja in the competitor's waiting box grew when a wind clone appeared behind her. It placed its hands on her shoulders preventing her from rubbing her soreness.

" Since I've known you, you've been complaining about this problem." Naruto calmly stated as his clone started to message Samui's shoulders making her blush. " I've grown bored of it." Naruto said making Samui narrow her eyes, she soon relaxed since the clone had learned to use chakra to give proper messages. It was a technique Danzo felt Naruto could benefit from.

' I know I whine a little about my breast but it can't be that bad... can it?' Samui thought as memories of the many time she complained about her unwanted pain flowed her mind. ' Maybe my brother was right in saying I should just get a boob reduction and get it over with.' Samui thought before giving into the caring hands of the wind clone. ' Yugito is going to kill me if she learns about this. Its a good thing she can't see me from where she is sitting at. I just got to make sure to point her in the direction of the Kusa nin.'

"Naruto.. my body aches for your touch too." Karin said as she slipped in front of the hooded blond and made his arms wrap around her.

" Shannaro! This is suppose to be the finals not a day in the spa... with an all Naruto masseuse team... did they just moan?" Inner Sakura asked as she looked at the blissful Karin and Samui. The pinkette couldn't tell why Karin was looking on the edge of an orgasm when Naruto wasn't doing anything but holding her like how the red head wanted. What she did know was that it wasn't fair for her teammate to not help her relax. They were teammates so giving each other messages was perfectly normal.

" With the Contestants of Match Four please come down!" Genma yelled making Gaara disappear in a swirl of sand. Dosu narrowed his eyes before jumping out of the room. He used chakra in his hands to slow his descent by attaching his fingers to the walls of the arena.

' What the hell?' Temari thought as she walked in on the fuming Sakura, the confused yet jealous Sasuke and the deadly scythe user that seemed to be seducing two kunochi. And the destiny worshiping Hyuuga that was cursing fate for favoring others more than it did him.

" You know what... I'm going to go check on my brother." Temari said before heading to the where her brother was suppose to be. She didn't want to be a part of whatever madness was happening in that waiting box. No matter how surprisingly hot Naruto ended up being. Temari quickly fought her blush down.

' Great... first that lazy bum and now the black death... I need to get out of this village as soon as possible.' The Wind Mistress thought as she hurried to gain a sense of normality from her brother's presence.

+-*/\*-+

" Now this will be an interesting match." Madden Gai said to the fans as they saw Dosu slowly walking his way towards Gaara. The Sound nin was leaving his arms hanging like he had no care in the world.

" Didn't the red guy nearly crushed his last opponent to a pulp in the preliminaries?" Sheryl asked making Ranka shiver.

" Don't remind me... that guy gave me nightmares for a week." Ranka Lee admitted making many feel the same way.

" What do we know about the two?" Sheryl asked, she also felt freaked out thanks to the madness showing on Gaara's face, but she wouldn't show it. She was a pro after all.

" Well Gaara is the son of the Kazekage and is rumored to be their greatest ninja. While Dosu is the only surviving Oto nin in the finals." Madden Gai said making Orochimaru's eye to twitch. " However his unique usage of sound jutsus should prove this to be a fun match to watch." The man said as Genma started the match.

Dosu quickly jumped as sand flew from Gaara and headed to his direction. The sound nin flipped before swinging his arm to unleash a bullet of sound and air at his opponent.

Gaara showed so sign of damage as his shield protected him from the near invisible attack. A wave of sand shot towards Dosu making the sound nin curse before having to use Kawarimi to escape. Gaara's eyes narrowed as he looked around for his opponent. His sand circling his body as it showed no sign of failing its duty to protect its master.

Dosu's lone eye continue to study his opponent as Gaara waited for him to expose himself. Dosu quickly retreated deeper into the small the trees to make his move.

" Don't tell me this is going to be like Shikamaru's match." Kiba whined as ten minutes passed of Gaara standing in the middle of the arena. Of course the more serious ninja were patient enough for the action to start.

Gaara quickly turned towards his right and sent a wave of sand towards the location he heard a branch snap. The sound of a dozen shuriken was heard making Gaara's eyes to grow. A wave of projectiles was heading his way while the majority of his sand had been used to hunt down the ninja that had accidentally gave himself away. Gaara quickly collected his sand into a circular shield no bigger than dog. It deflected the kunai while the rest of the sand quickly rushed to the place the attack had come from.

* Drilling Sound Bullet!* Dosu yelled as he shot a sound blast at the red head.

' Behind me?' Gaara thought with shock as he jumped from the technique since his sand wouldn't have saved him. Before Gaara could get some revenge Dosu quickly rushed to the trees. Gaara growled as he sent out another single pillar of Sand while leaving half of his sand to protect himself.

* Drilling Sound Bullet!* Dosu's voice yelled making Gaara to block with his sand. The teens eyes grew with confusion when he didn't hear the familiar sound of his sand defending an attack.

" What's going on?" Ranka Lee asked.

" That sound boy is throwing around his voice and other noises. Since his opponent refuses to engage him from a close range Dosu is weakening Gaara's sand. A genius move since Gaara's jutsu might be an ultimate defense but it isn't one that protect from so many different angles as one time unless concentrated."Madden Gai said with some respect for the under appreciated Oto nin.

" Gaara also seems to be losing his cool to Dosu's Guerrilla tactics." Sheryl said as Dosu kept using traps to force Gaara's Sand to block different directions at different times. The sound nin would also makes noises to hide some of his attacks.

" I would have never thought of fighting a container of Ichibi in that manner." The Raikage said making the other village leaders to nod their heads.

Dosu silently did some seals as he watched the angry Gaara. A smirk formed on his bandaged face as he saw the red head target a simple clone. Dosu quickly jumped at Gaara and sent four Kunai with exploding tags. Gaara quickly formed his protective dome only to have three of kunai explode into thick tar. The last Kunai stuck to the sand that had one side of it covered in the flammable liquid.

" Boom." Dosu said as the fuse went off causing an explosion that turned Gaara's sand into an inferno. The audience watched with great awe as the fire showed no signs of going out.

" Lets make this bonfire grow." Dosu said as he pulled out a thick scroll. He bit his thumb and smeared blood on it before throwing it over the place that had Gaara. The eyes of everyone in the arena grew as the scroll transformed into a giant sphere of pure tar. It stayed in the air for a single moment before gravity took over and made it slam into the place that Gaara was at.

Dosu jumped back as the tar splashed when it his the ground and fire. He landed on the arena wall as the fire consumed the flammable material.

" What an incredible move." Madden Gai said with excitement. " Gaara's sand is a perfect defense but once in place it prevents him from learning what his opponent is doing. Dosu took advantage of this fact by choosing a material that catches on fire easily but takes a while to burn." The man said as he quickly payed attention to the match.

Dosu exposed his melody arm while his eyes remained closed and his chakra enhanced ears listened for his opponent. The sound nin opened his eyes as Gaara erupted from the ground. His sand revealing its master a safe distance from the raging bonfire. The red head had quickly notice the heat that had been building up on his barrier. He then used his emergency gourd sand to dig his way out. The red head was panting and sweating as his eyes showed a madness that no teen his age should carry.

Dosu quickly release a weak sound genjutsu in hopes of catching the red head off guard. He then allowed himself to drop off the wall and landed without a single drop of sound. His melody arm ensuring that all noise he made was canceled.

" Die!" Gaara yelled as he attacked a mocking target only he could hear.

" This is my last assault." Dosu whispered to himself as he got four kunai ready.

" Shit!" Dosu suddenly yelled making everyone look at his location. The sound nin quickly blasted some sound at his leg that had began to be wrapped by sand. Gaara gave off a sadistic grin as he launched his sand as hi opponent that couldn't fully free himself.

*Ninpo: Boom Box Explosion!* Dosu yelled as he gathered as much chakra into his melody arm as possible. He punched the ground making a great dome of Sounds to erupt. The sound nin gritted his teeth as his newest technique pulled the unwilling sand from his body. The blast of sound continued to travel before slamming back the sand that Gaara had launched. Dosu was soon panting as he started down the furious Gaara that gained a light ringing in his ears.

" Now you die!" Gaara said with a murderous glaze in his eyes.

" Not by your hands..." Dosu said before looking at the proctor and using Shushin to escape the arena.

" I'm not through with you... Mother demands your blood!" Gaara yelled as he looked around for his opponent that had been testing his existence.

" Winner by forfeit Gaara of Sunagakure!" Genma yelled since many still had their ears ringing.

" What? I haven't killed him yet." Gaara growled.

" Then you better pray you see him in battle once more." Genma said while waiting to see if the red head was going to attack him in a blood hungry rage. He watched as Gaara clutched his head before smiling.

" Yes mother, I understand... there is others waiting for me to kill them." Gaara said as he collected his sand before using Shushin once to appear at the waiting box. He easily ignored the wide gap between him and the other competitors. The only ones close to him was Naruto and Karin. Naruto didn't fear Gaara and Karin knew she was going to be safe while in the hands of the golden blond.

' I can't believe they expect us to fight him.' Sakura thought with some fear.

' If I can beat him I'll be one step closer of beating my brother.' Sasuke thought with a smirk.

" Man that Dosu guy was smart in getting the hell out of there when he got the chance." Kiba said making those around him to nod their heads.

" Was it right for him to leave like that?" Ranka Lee asked.

" The mummy wasn't even hurt during the match." Sheryl Nome added.

" True but he knew his limitations and used a great strategy in hopes of defeating Gaara. However once he reached his limit he did cut his losses before risking his life. And considering Gaara-san's record it was the smartest option Dosu could make." Madden Gai said with support for the Sound Nin that in his eyes had shown Chuunin mentality. Dosu would be grateful that Madden Gai was the last secret judge of the Chuunin Exams.

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" Naruto-sama I have to go beat up Sakura-san so please wait for me to return." Karin said making the pinkette glare at her. Since the Kusa nin was trying seduce the Black Death with her body.

" Shannaro! Let's kill this bitch and get it over with!" Inner Sakura yelled.

" Do your best Sakura... show them the power of Team Seven." Sasuke said making Sakura nod her head before she jumped out the waiting box and landed on the ground dramatically.

" Amateur." Karin said before using to the shock of the arena a Shushin made of Black Rose Pedals.

" A customized Shushin?" Samui asked as she stood next to Naruto since Gaara had just returned with his Sand Shushin.

" She gained it during the last month of training." Naruto calmly said as he looked at the Kunochi preparing to fight.

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" Now this is a match I believe has been severely unanticipated." Madden Gai said making those listening to him to pay attention.

" Why is that?" Sheryl Nome asked since she didn't know anything about the Ninja she was watching.

" The Chuunin Exams Konoha is hosting has some big names that drew everyone's attention. However this is going to be the only watch where Tittles won't be playing a factor. It's now a match of civilian born ninja vs civilian born ninja." Madden Gai said making the arena fill with shock.

" That's amazing." Ranka Lee said making Madden Gai nod his head.

" That it is, especially when you consider who and what the two girls are. Haruno Sakura is not only the Teammate of the Last Loyal Uchiha of Konoha but has also been revealed to be the only Konoha nin to own the Divine Restoration Seal created and given to her by the Black Death of Konoha. The Divine Restoration Seal is a powerful Fuuinjutsu that any Shinobi would give their best jutsu for. She is also the student of the legendary Copy Cat Ninja Hatake Kakashi and has shown great promise with Genjutsu." Madden Gai said as Karin walked towards the waiting Sakura. The red head showing professional confidence and a sway in her hips.

" On the other hand we have her opponent. Karin, a kunochi that showed great strategy and usage of poisons. Its like seeing the ultimate underdog story. On one side there is Sakura, who was raised in the greatest of all Shinobi villages, placed into a genin team with the strongest Teammates and Sensei anyone could ever hope for. On the other side of life you have Karin, born in a struggling village, lived the majority of her life as an orphan with little to her name. All her knowledge and skills were self taught as she fought with tooth and nail to stand in this ring. Her only company during her life as a Kunochi was herself since she was the only graduating Genin of her year. If asked about who I think would win I wouldn't hesitate and say it is going to be Sakura. However as a sucker for a good story I'm rooting for Karin." Madden Gai said making Sakura's eye to twitch.

" Shannaro! My life isn't all rainbows and unicorns you fat, red haired bimbo siding bitch!" Inner Sakura yelled with rage.

" What's wrong Sakura-chan? Finally noticing you don't got a home field advantage in a dome full of foreigners?" Karin said with a tease as she gave her opponent an innocent smile.

" I couldn't do this before since it would upset Naruto, but now I'm going to wipe that smug grin of your ugly hooker looking face. You have no idea how long I've been dying to show my teammate how much of a waste of his time you can be. Then you can leave Konoha and return to your home, especially when you shouldn't even be here to begin with." Sakura said making Karin glare at her as many men began to egg on the fight.

' This is going to be one hell of a cat fight.' Genma thought as Sakura drew her Tanto. He could feel the hostility radiating of the two girls.

" I'm going to make you eat those words you pink hair dyeing Bitch." Karin said making Sakura tighten her hold on her Tanto. Sakura's eyes showed confusion and a bit of worry as Karin reached into her Shinobi pouch and brought out a scroll. It was plain looking scroll except for the vines of Black Roses. Karin's chakra flared making the scroll explode into a black cloud that engulfed the Kusa Kunochi.

A powerful wind blew the smoke away revealing Karin to the arena. The eyes of Sakura and many grew with disbelief. No longer stood the plain and humble looking Kusa nin of before. Now there was a kunochi in a new outfit. Karin's growing red hair was set up in a ponytail thanks to a beautiful black ribbon. A serious look on her face as she sported new glasses that made her sexier and smarter than before thanks to their black frames. Around her neck was a black cloth, over her torso was an elegant purple Kimono top with decorative black roses, some of the rose were complete, others cut in half, and some had been reduced to nothing but pedals. Around her waist was a black ribbon with the ends showing with pride the mark of her village. Long purple and comfortable stocking covered her fine toned legs, as her feet were slipped into traditional Kimono Sandals that had been modified for battle.

Younger Men whistled at the fact that the Kimono top was Karin's only cover thanks to the wind blowing the bottom part to show some exposed skin. Karin wasn't naked from the waist down, she had a black thong on. The thing that pissed Sakura off was that Karin was showing breast far larger than her own with no sign of a bra holding them back. However that was soon overlooked as the arena took in the weapon that Karin was nearly wrapped around to show her more mature body. It was an all black scythe that looked like a carbon copy of Naruto's. Except for it clearly being much lighter so that Karin could carry it with ease.

" Start the match proctor... because the Rose of the Black Death has a Cherry Blossom Princess to cut down." Karin said as she spun her scythe with a grace that no novice could ever hope to copy. She slipped into an offensive battle stance and stared down her opponent as she focused her dislike towards the big mouthed, emotionally confused teammate of her love and savior.

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GatsuBerk: Read and Reveiw and all that good stuff. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. I also hope that the official revealing of the Nine Blades of Fire didn't cause eyes to bleed. The madness with Sai was something I always wanted to do since Naruto and Sakura commented about Sai looking like Sasuke. To the person that felt Imp is similar to a Red Eyes Black Dragon I would like to say you aren't that far off. I was actually thinking about Meteor Black Dragon, but much cuter and Aerodynamic. But the coloring is close to that off a Red Eyes, except for its scales taking a design similar to rocks. Also when Imp fights a river of magma ignites over its body that follows the path of its circurlatory system making it look more ferocious in the eyes of its enemies.

Now before I get any complaints about Kankuro making Karasu Prime all I have to say is that he got his original puppets from Sasori... so what's preventing him from using other puppet technology that the rogue puppet master made. The mechanics of building puppets Kankuro already knows and having to face a person you know has your number can make a person desperate enough to do more than their best. I personally know some current Lowriders makers that have spent their youth designing what they want to add to their vehicles. So a puppet user having a master design they wanted to make is no different than most young girls dreaming and planning their perfect wedding. That's all I have to say about Karasu Prime for now.

Hmm.. about the wind clone helping Samui relax... the reason in my mind on why she allowed it was because its a clone, it's not the real thing. To a Kunochi that understands how jutsus work it would be like her being rubbed by wind taking physical form. The reason Naruto bothered to do it is because he has no problem being nice to Samui. The Kumo nin never gave him a reason to dislike her so being nice to her is no big deal especially went he wants to focus on the fights instead of Samui rubbing herself and drawing everyone's attention to her breast. Being a straight guy I know how easy it can be to look at a girls breast when she starts talking about them. Even if you know you aren't suppose to. Naruto might not have a real clue about dating but his hormones are strong enough to notice a person his age with a rack worth dying for.

I had Shikamaru's battle follow its original form because I can and Shikamaru isn't willing to take a risk and use something he has little experience with. The reason Shino used his Sai is because they can be used in a smiliar way to that of a Kunai, even if one shouldn't do that when using weapons.

I"m assuming I dropped the ball in describing Karin's new look so just look up Shigure from the Kenichi series to make things easier for everyone, just add the small changes I did and Karin's Shippuden glasses, and a shorter red colored ponytail since Karin's hair is now past her shoulders.

Oh yeah before I forget I hope everyone liked the appearance of Sheryl Nome... don't worry they singers from Macross Frontier more than likely won't ever appear again after the Chuunin Exams.

Any other concerns I hope to answer them to the best of my abilities to keep you interested to m,y work. Ja Ne!